I am a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Northern Virginia. I love Rubber Stamping, Scrapbooking and 3-d Paper Crafting. I also love Cooking, Gardening, Travel, Photography and Occasionally Organizing.
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August 2012

10 August 2012

Well, not really when you go outside but lately I've been making cards that make me look forward to Fall. I'm not a summer person but I love Spring, Fall and Winter (only when it snows though). If it doesn't snow, then Fall is my favorite season....well, until Spring comes. I guess I love all the seasons because each one has something new and wonderful to give us..except Summer....don't like humidity or the hot sun. I digress.

This card certainly makes me think of Fall the and beautiful leaves that nature give us. It's right out of the holiday mini/maxi catalog (that's what I'm calling it ). Have you seen it? It's huge and full of fabulous things that I just can not resist. I love, love the Framelits and there's lots of them in this mini/maxi. What about the cover page. OMGosh, I can't wait to make that ornament. I may give it a go this weekend if I can find the time to play.

Click on the mini/maxi catalog on the left sidebar to see all the fabulous items available. If you want your own copy to carry from room to room, just email me at stampinruth@aol.com and I'll put one in the mail to you.

08 August 2012

This is another card I made at a stamping event last weekend. It is straight off of page 7 of the Holiday Catalog. This is such a beautiful card that I have 2 customers that are making it for their Christmas card this year. It's easy but really gorgeous in person. It uses the Holiday Frame Embossing folder and Big Shot.

07 August 2012

I made this at a stamping event last weekend. Isn't it adorable. The bag comes as a plain vellum bag and we ran it through the new Chevron Embossing Folder and Big Shot. It gives a great texture that goes well with the theme. The bag comes as part of the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit. The one eyed mummy is part of the Googly Ghouls stamp set. Separately, they are $24.90 for wood and $20.90 for clear. BUT wait...if you get them as a bundle (Designer kit and stamp set), they are $20.95 for the wood and $16.95 for the clear. What a fun ghoulishly great deal that is! I think these would be fun with battery candles in them lining the sidewalk or driveway on Halloween night. Oh, they would be great favors for the neighborhood kids and great Halloween party favors also.

See kit contents below for all the fun things you get when you order the kit and/or bundle!

06 August 2012

I love, love, love the newly configured ink pads. They give such great solid coverage. They make stamping on color cardstock so much easier than the older pads. The older ones work but the new ones work so much easier. I inked the stamp 'From my Heart' with Early Espresso and then took a sponge dauber covered with shimmer paint and lightly tapped over the inked stamp. Then I stamped onto Bashful Blue cardstock and cut the design out with the Apothecary Accents Framelit and the Big Shot. I then took 2 pieces of Early Espresso cardstock and cut 2 more of the same pattern framelit. I placed both pieces of Early Espresso behind the Bashful Blue and created the border at the top and bottom. I ran the Very Vanilla cardstock thru the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Folder. I lightly inked a sponge and swipped it across the Square Lattice design to create a distressed look. I really like this masculine card with a silver shimmer in the words. This was another card we made at Stamp Camp last weekend.

04 August 2012

Don't forget that today is tax free in Virginia. See my post yesterday for all the Stampin' Up! items you can get tax free through tomorrow. Link to my website to place your online order at www.stampwithruth.stampinup.net or email your order to me by tomorrow.

Here's another card we made at my stamp camp last weekend. I love how bright and vibrant it is. I love stamping the flower from that set and then punching with the Blossoms Punch. That's thinking outside the box. I didn't come up with the idea but I sure appreciate the person that did, whoever you are.

Lesson learned on this card....stamp your greeting first and not last. After stamping, rolling with the wheel, adhering ribbon, etc., I was not starting over. LOL.

Enjoy your day! I'm off to a meeting in PA and then a crab feast. woo hoo